Environmental health officer apprenticeships

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Environmental health officer apprenticeships - where to start

You can get into this job through

a university course

an apprenticeship

working towards this role

University

You can study for a degree or postgraduate qualification approved by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. You'll usually need 2 to 3 A Levels, or equivalent, for a degree. You'll need a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course.

Apprenticeship

You can do an environmental health practitioner degree apprenticeship. You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A Levels, or equivalent.

Work

You may be able to start as an environmental health technician and study for a part-time environmental health degree while you're working. You'll also need to produce a portfolio of work for assessment and pass professional exams including an interview to qualify.

Environmental health officer apprenticeships - what it takes

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

to be thorough and pay attention to detail
thinking and reasoning skills
excellent verbal communication skills
legal knowledge including court procedures and government regulations
analytical thinking skills
knowledge of English language
maths knowledge
patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

Restrictions and Requirements

You're likely to need a full, clean driving licence for this job.

Environmental health officer apprenticeships - what you'll do

Day-to-day tasks

In your day-to-day duties you may:

inspect businesses for health and safety, food hygiene and food standards
follow up complaints and investigate outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious disease or pests
collect samples for laboratory testing enforce environmental health laws
investigate accidents at work
advise community groups and give educational talks
give evidence in court
write records and reports
advise employers on all environmental health matters

Working environment

You could work at a restaurant, at a client's business, at a store, in a court or in an office. Your working environment may be dirty and you'll travel often. You may need to wear protective clothing.

Career path and progression - Environmental health officer apprenticeships

With experience you could apply for Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner status. In local government you could progress to senior, principal or chief environmental health officer. You could also become a university lecturer.

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Considering an Apprenticeship?

There are lots of benefits to apprenticeships, here are our top 5:

Paid Training
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
Range of career opportunities
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
Earn & learn
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday and sick pay.
Great career prospects
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
Learn on the job
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job - whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables or building engines!

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